HP Insight Vulnerability and Patch Manager Software - Manual (Page 17)

Requirements 17
VPM Acquisition Utility (optional)
The VPM Acquisition Utility can be installed on a system with Internet access to acquire patch
information and patch files from selected vendor websites. This utility allows patch acquisitions and
vulnerability updates without requiring the VPM server to be directly connected to the Internet, thereby
reducing potential security risks. No other Vulnerability and Patch Management Pack components or
database software are required to be installed on the system to download vulnerability and patch
updates.
Table 4 lists the minimum requirements for the system on which the VPM Acquisition Utility is installed.
Table 4 VPM Acquisition Utility requirements
Component Specification
Memory At least 256 MB RAM
Processor 1.5 GHz or higher
12 MB
Disk space
Available space for downloading vulnerability patches
Internet access (for downloading vulnerability patches)
Windows 2000 Server SP4
Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4
Windows 2000 Professional
Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition SP1
Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition SP1
Windows Server 2003, Web Edition SP1
Operating system
(32-bit versions
only)
Windows XP Professional SP2
Target systems
Target systems are managed by Vulnerability and Patch Management Pack. HP recommends installing
HP Management Agents on ProLiant target systems to allow HP SIM to better identify the target
systems. Enable WMI or Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) for other target systems. The
VPM Patch Agent is automatically deployed when target systems are licensed to allow patches to be
applied to the systems.
Secure Shell (SSH) must be installed on Linux target systems.
For a list of supported target systems, see the HP ProLiant Essentials Vulnerability and Patch
Management Pack Support Matrix.